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all precautions to protect the public against injury. The Contractor shall indemnify and hold
<br />harmless the City, its officers, agents, representatives, and employees from and against all
<br />damages, claims, losses, costs or expenses including reasonable attorneys' fees, which may
<br />be asserted against the City, or for which it may be held liable, to the extent resulting from
<br />any acts, omissions, or negligence of the Contractor, Contractor's agent or employees while
<br />engaged in the performance of this Contract and of damages that may arise by reason of any
<br />negligence of the Contractor or the Contractor's agents, or employees while engaged in the
<br />performance of this Contract. The Contractor will indemnify the City against all claims,
<br />liens, expenses, and claims for liens, for work, tools, machinery, materials, or insurance
<br />premiums or equipment or supplies, and against all loss by reason of the failure of the
<br />Contractor in any respect to fully perform all obligations of this Contract, including
<br />reasonable attorneys' fees.
<br />Insurance Limits. During the entire period of the contract, the Contractor shall maintain, at
<br />their expense, and file with the City, policies or certificates of' Worker's Compensation, Auto
<br />Liability, and General Liability insurance. Minimum Liability Insurance coverage
<br />requirements are $1,000,000.00 bodily injury per person, $2,000,000.00 aggregate per
<br />occurrence, and $1,000,000.00 property damage. All liability policies evidencing insurance
<br />required by this paragraph shall name City and the Contractor as named insured. Such
<br />policies shall be in the form and context satisfactory with the City Attorney and shall be
<br />filed with the City Administrator. A certificate showing that the Contractor has in effect the
<br />aforesaid insurance covering both the City and the Contractor shall also be provided to the
<br />City.
<br />VI. NONDISCRIMINATION. The Contractor agrees that, during the life of this Contract, the
<br />Contractor will not, within the State of Minnesota, discriminate against any employee or
<br />applicant for employment because of race, color, creed, national origin, or ancestry, and will
<br />include a similar provision in all subcontracts entered into for the performance thereof. This
<br />Contract may be cancelled or terminated by the City and all money due or to become due
<br />hereunder may be forfeited for a second or subsequent violation of the terms and conditions
<br />of this paragraph. This paragraph is inserted in this Contract to comply with the provisions
<br />of Minnesota Statutes, Section 181.59.
<br />VII. TRANSFER, ASSIGNMENT, AND LIENS.
<br />A. Transfer or Sale. The Contractor may sell, assign, convey, lease, or transfer all or
<br />part of this Contract with the City's prior written approval. The City shall be entitled
<br />to require, except as otherwise provided in this Contract, as conditions to any such
<br />approval that:
<br />1. Any proposed transferee shall have the qualifications and financial
<br />responsibility reasonably determined by the City, necessary and adequate to
<br />fulfill the obligations undertaken in this Contract by Contractor; and
<br />2. The transfer does not create an anti -trust situation in the local refuse hauling
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